English Explanatory Dictionary

Otherworld

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The other realms of existence beyond the world of mankind, especially the realms of the dead or the fairy folk.
noun
  1. A world beyond death; an afterlife.
  2. A world other than the everyday world.
  3. A mythical abode of otherworldly beings.

Pronunciation

ŭthʹər-wûrld' /ˈʌðɚˌwɝld/

Word forms

Otherworld the Otherworld Otherworlds other world

Etymology

From otherworld.

Synonyms

hereafter other side

Derived words

Otherworld otherworldish otherworldism otherworldly otherworldness otherworldy
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